The Institute for Standardization of Bosnia and Herzegovina published the first edition of the BAS ISO 45003:2022, Occupational health and safety management - Psychological health and safety at work - Guidelines for managing psychosocial risks, by translation method.

BAS ISO 45003:2022 gives guidelines for managing psychosocial risk within an occupational health and safety management system based on ISO 45001. It enables organizations to prevent work-related injuries and ill health of their workers and other interested parties, and to promote well-being at work.

Psychosocial hazards are increasingly recognized as major challenges to health, safety and well-being at work. Psychosocial hazards relate to how work is organized, social factors at work and aspects of the work environment, equipment and hazardous tasks. Psychosocial hazards can be present in all organizations and sectors, and from all kinds of work tasks, equipment and employment arrangements.

Psychosocial hazards can occur in combination with one another, and can influence and be influenced by other hazards. Psychosocial risk relates to the potential of these types of hazards to cause several types of outcomes on individual health, safety and well-being and on organizational performance and sustainability. It is important that psychosocial risks are managed in a manner consistent with other OH&S risks, through an OH&S management system and integrated into the organization’s broader business processes.

Psychosocial risks affect both psychological health and safety, and health, safety and well-being at work more broadly. Psychosocial risks are also associated with economic costs for organizations and society.

Although numerous factors can determine the nature and severity of outcomes of psychosocial risk, organizations have a significant role in eliminating hazards or minimizing risks. Both the organization and the workers have a shared responsibility for maintaining and improving health, safety and well-being at work.